SB559 (2026) Detail

Reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads.


SB 559-FN - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2026 SESSION

26-2119

06/08

 

SENATE BILL 559-FN

 

AN ACT reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Rep. Miller, Straf. 21; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Rombeau, Hills. 2

 

COMMITTEE: Transportation

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill reduces the minimum speed limits that local authorities may set in certain districts from 25 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour, based on engineering or traffic investigations.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

26-2119

06/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

 

AN ACT reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Alteration of Speed Limits.  Amend RSA 265:63, I(c) and (d) to read as follows:

(c)  Decreases the limit outside an urban district but not to less than [25] 20 miles per hour; or

(d)  Decreases the limit within any business or urban residence district but not to less than [25] 20 miles per hour.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 

LBA

26-2119

10/6/25

 

SB 559-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:  

 

 

Estimated State Impact

 

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

FY 2029

Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

Revenue Fund

None

Expenditures*

Indeterminable

Funding Source

General Fund

Appropriations*

$0

$0

$0

$0

Funding Source

None

*Expenditure = Cost of bill            *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

 

Estimated Political Subdivision Impact

 

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

FY 2029

County Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

County Expenditures

Indeterminable

Local Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

Local Expenditures

Indeterminable

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association

 

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Action Dates

Bill Text Revisions

SB559 Revision: 49340 Date: Nov. 24, 2025, 9:25 a.m.

Docket


Nov. 24, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 1